The Awami League Parliamentary Board has unanimously nominated Syeda Saira Mohsin, wife of late social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali, as its candidate for contesting the Moulvibazar 3 by-election.
The decision was taken at a meeting held at the party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganobhaban yesterday evening. The meeting was chaired by Sheikh Hasina and attended by the parliamentary board members.
After taking interview of the party aspirants for the by-polls to Moulvibazar 3 constituency (Moulvibazar Sadar and Rajnagar), Saira was unanimously nominated as the party candidate, said meeting sources.
As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission, the by-election will be held on December 8.